opinar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
opinar — to think
Use 'opina', 'opine', 'opinemos', 'opinen', 'opina'd' for direct commands with 'opinar'.
opinar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands or instructions. For 'opinar', it means telling someone to give their opinion or to share their thoughts.
Notes on opinar in the Affirmative Imperative
The verb 'opinar' is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'. The 'vosotros' form changes the 'r' to 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Opina sobre la película!
Give your opinion about the movie!
tú
Señores, opinen ustedes con libertad.
Gentlemen, give your opinions freely.
ustedes
¡Opina'd vosotras sobre el plan!
You all (informal, plural) give your opinions on the plan!
vosotros
Opine usted, por favor.
You (formal) give your opinion, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form for affirmative commands, like 'Tú opines'.
Correct: The affirmative tú command is 'opina'.
Why: The affirmative imperative for tú is formed differently from the present subjunctive; it uses the third-person singular present indicative form for regular -ar verbs.
Mistake: Forgetting to change the ending for vosotros.
Correct: The vosotros command is 'opina'd'.
Why: Vosotros imperative forms for -ar verbs end in 'ad'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: opino
The present tense of 'opinar' is regular: opino, opinas, opina, opinamos, opináis, opinan.
Preterite
yo: opiné
The preterite of 'opinar' is regular: opiné, opinaste, opinó, opinamos, opinasteis, opinaron.
Imperfect
yo: opinaba
The imperfect of 'opinar' is regular: opinaba, opinabas, opinaba, opinábamos, opinabais, opinaban.
Future
yo: opinaré
The future tense of 'opinar' is regular: opinaré, opinarás, opinará, opinaremos, opinaréis, opinarán.
Conditional
yo: opinaría
The conditional of 'opinar' is regular: opinaría, opinarías, opinaría, opinaríamos, opinaríais, opinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: opine
The present subjunctive ('opine', 'opines', 'opine', 'opinemos', 'opinen') is used for desires, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: opinara
The imperfect subjunctive ('opinara', 'opinaras', 'opinara', 'opináramos', 'opinarais', 'opinaran') is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no opines
Negative commands like 'no opines', 'no opine', 'no opinemos', 'no opinen', 'no opinéis' use the present subjunctive.